I work with wood like a painter works with oils and a sculptor works with stone.
     When you first see my art, you may think it's a painting, that the lines and shapes are painted on the wood. However, what you see is, in fact, the natural colors of the wood itself. Every color and shade is a separate piece of wood. I do not use stains or dyes. It's difficult to understand how all this works together and the impact it has without seeing it in person.
    From a distance, you see lines, shapes, colors, deep contours and shadows. The lines and shapes seem two dimensional, as if in a painting, but as you move from side to side, the lines and shapes flow over the contours, increasing movement in the composition.
      When a light source moves, the shadows on the piece move and become dramatic. At night, lights set at a low angle across the surface accentuate the shadows. These changing features give my art life.
     As you approach, shallow contours, which you don't notice from a distance, appear like swells on a lake.
     You can and should touch this art to feel the smooth undulating surface of the wood. You can do that because the surface is finished like fine furniture making it durable and easy to maintain.
​     Combinations of my techniques and styles create art that is unlike anything you've seen.

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Commissions and Sales:
    Mayo Clinic – Cannon Falls, MN
    Prairie Care Clinic, Brooklyn Park, MN
    Ridgewater College, Willmar, MN
    Aspirus Hospital, Wausau, WI
    1st Lutheran Church of Columbia Heights
    Regions Hospital Chapel, St. Paul, MN
​    Health Partners Regions Mental Health facility – St. Paul
    St. Francis Regional Medical Center – Shakopee, MN
    Regions Burn Center – St. Paul, MN
    East Side Spinal Clinic – Maplewood, MN
​    Regions Behavioral Sciences Building - St. Paul, MN​